WEST VALLEY CITY, UT – Nick Henry had 3 goals and 1 assist and Ty Lewis had 3 assists as the Utah Grizzlies went 3-for-7 on the power play to lead to a 4-3 win over the Rapid City Rush on Sunday afternoon at the Maverik Center.
Henry got the Grizzlies on the board 12:58 into the contest. The Rush tied the game with 1:54 left in the first as Tyler Coulter scored his 11th of the year. The game was tied at 1-1 after 20 minutes.
Utah’s Trey Bradley scored a power play goal 5:57 into the second frame. Rapid City’s Avery Peterson tied the game 11:29 into the period. Utah retook the lead 14:03 into the second as Henry scored his 2nd of the game on the power play. Utah led 3-2 after 2 period.
In the 3rd period Henry completed the hat trick with 8:18 left in the period. It was Utah’s third power play goal of the afternoon. Utah went 5-for-11 on the power play over the last 2 games. The Rush cut into the Utah lead with 5:50 left as Hunter Garlent scored his 3rd of the year. The Grizzlies held off a late surge from the Rush as Kevin Carr made some big saves to complete the victory. Carr saved 37 of 40 to earn his 2nd straight win.
Grizzlies picked up 5 out of 6 standings points on the weekend series. Utah has a record of 12-5-3-5 on the season.
Utah begins a 6-game road trip with a 3-game series at Wheeling on February 26th-28th. Next homestand for the Grizzlies will be on March 12th-14th vs. Allen.
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